The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-07 00:00:00

IN what " H a ppy Land" can I see you after the "Opera?" 1 on'y know of One HAPPY LAND wlalch a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT eAIt DEN, my de r fellow! jQNAHAN'S LTA WHISKY v. COGNAC, This BRANDY. celebrated 014 IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest v- , N CH R BANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. ~Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd. at the Retail Houses in London ; by 5 1 e Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. „ Observe the Red Seal , Pink Label, and Cork bra nded li inahan's LL Whisky."' THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. Office, Horseferry-road, Westminster, 6th April, 1861. I 1)0 HERRBY GIVE NOTICE, that, pur suant to the Bth Bye-Law of this Company, HENRY WILLIAMS CHISHOLM, Esq., one of the proprietors of this Company, has given me notice wri ing of his intention to stand for the office of an Audi „,t the Elec ion, appointed to take place at this Office, on 4 U ESDAY, the 19th instant, at Twelve o'clock preaisely. By order, JOHN ORWELL PHILLIPS, Secretary. THE WEST OF ENGLAND WOOLLEN ItANUFACTITRING COMPANY (Limited). DIRECTORS. - nr Egq , Sprinz-mount, Champlon-hi Lon c'n Britten, Esq. (Messrs. Britten and Co.), on-wall, i . - '°ndon, — s ' e t:Gen. Carmichael, C. 8., Hyndford House, Brompton, Edmonds, Esq., J.P , Berryfield, Bradford-on-Avon. Marshall Hall, Esq., J.P., Barri-ter-at-Law, Blacklands j.Pßrk, Caine,Wilts, and Temple, E.C. rn Philllps, Esq., Rawtettstall, near Manchester. ''9 3 . Early bmith, EFq. (Messrs. Early and Smith, Woollen - 0. 2te rehants and Army Clothiers), London, ',NI E. "' El- "Watts, Esq , Woollen Merchant, Leeds. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Parke and Pollock, 63, Lincoln's-inn-fields, W.C., London. BROKERS. Messrs. Proom Brothers, Change-al'e3, Cornhill, London. BANNERS. The Alliance Bank (Limited), Lothbury, London. The capital invested wiil be turned over at least four times Year, BO that a profit of 25 per cent. per an um may be safely ea culated on. ea p rospectuses, forms of application, and every information, /I be obtained at the offices of the Company, 28, Cornhitl, THE WEST OF ENGLAND WOOLLEN PILANUFACTURING COMPANY (Limited). u r fOTICE.—No application for Shaft will be received after * 4 "° I II)AY, tne 11th inst. By order, R. BULGIN, Secretary. London. 28, Cornhill, April 4, 1864. THE INTERNATIONAL LAND CREDIT COMPANY (Limited). Capital Eight Millions, viith power to increase. First issue £6,000,000, in 300,000 Shares of £2O each, of 'which 250,000 are subscribed for on the Continent, the re maining 50,000 being reserved for England. £1 deposit on APplication, £1 on Allotment. There will he two Calls of £2 each during the present Year, after which it is not expected that further Calls will be made. DIRECTORS. ENGLISH BOARD. °l lairman—GEOßGE WORMS, Esq., Director of the General Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited). Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson, Director of the General Credit and Fina ncei Company of London (Limited). t•Ord Robert ,M.P. pAnnel thi. lion. W. Patrick Talbot. T • anus Emerson Tennent. CONTINENTAL BOARD. Molphe Dechamps, Ministre d'Etat, Ancien Ministre des Affaires Estrangeres, Membre . de la Ch am b re d es Re pr e sen t an t s . 4-10 ..tre deD ec k er , A nc i en Ministre de 'lnt4rieur, Membre de la Chambre des Representants. Co mte d'Hane-Steenhuyse, Proprietaire. Uonat e de Liedekerke-Beaufort, Membre de la Chambre des Representants. Andre L angrand -D amonceau Proprietaire. .*:lottard M e rci e r, Ministre 'd'Etat, Ancien ..ionsenistre Nothomb, des Finan Ancien 4lPh Ministre de la Justice, Membre de la Chambre des Repre sentants. Mar quis Theodule de Rodes, Proprietaire. Comte Adhemar du Val de Beaulieu, Proprie taire. Comte Ignace van der Straten-Ponthoz, Pro prietaire. erdinand Schaefer, Directeur-en-Chef de la Banque de C redit-Foncier et Industrie!, Vienna. Lo n -a BANKERS. on —The General Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited). Brussels—Banque de Credit-Fonder et Industria l . Iri T e nna—The Branch of La Banque de Credit •Fonc ier et 41 ad tie triel Paris —.The Branch of La Banque de Credit-Foncier et Industriel. Arnsterdam—La Societe Generale de Commerce et d'ln ustrie. Pestla—The Hungarian Mortgage Bank. Bruxelles. SOLICTORS. Messrs. Bevan and NI/hitting. Messrs. Baxter, Rose, Norton and CO. BROKERS. Messrs. Laurence, Sin, and Pearce. Messrs. J. and A. Scrimgeour. OFFICES. The General Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited), 7 Lothbury. SECRETARY, PRO TEAS. Edward Hamilton Anson, Esq. PROSPECTUS. This Company is based upon existing institutions on the Continent, which have been already worked with signal success. The founders of the International Land Credit Company have previously established— In Belgi Credit Banque Hypothecaire Beige and La I 3 aoque de Foncier et ladustriel (the Belgian Mort gage Bank and the Bank of Industry and Land Credit). In Holland, La Banqe Hypothecaire Neerlandaise (the A etheriands Mortgae Bank). In Austria, the Vindobona Mortgage Assurance Com• _ .They have all prospered. The success they have met itli is established by authentic documents. It may be „ aid, without exaggeration, that the results are brilliant ; for these C om p an i es h a ve produced to their Shareholders an av erage dividend of 20 per cent., and some of them much 'l l he experience acquired by the working of these Com rehies has led to the conclusion that, in order to give full velopment to the principles which have proved so alto ,s-'eaaful, it is desirable to found a Central Company of an I z t t ernational character, the main functions of which should he, to raise capital by the issue of bonds and " lettres de g a ge" in the great money markets of Europe, to be em rled through associated local Companies in purchases of t atl(l , or loans upon real property, in countries where the a ta of interest is high. tat Banqu e Hyp o thecaire Belge, acting on this prin elPle, and established nearly three years ago, has, with a ftlinal capital of £480,000 only, succeeded placing on the Belgian market alone such an amount of " lettres de gage t hat its shares with £6 paid have risen to and maintained th emselves at £lB. b The caital raise in Belgium at 4 and ugh cent. has de Credit employed principally in Austria, thrLa Banque . 1; ;) Credit F on ci e r et Industrial, which has a branchgat ie htla completely organised, with a staff thoroughly th e in A us t r i an affairs ; and it is shown by the books of 4 4 e Compa n y th a t o f a ll its operations of purchase and sale 'l l . Austria, not one has realised less than 20 per cent., after l',Tducting all expenses, while generally they have reached 4 ° Per cent. r , 4 Bll ch being the result of Companies limited to the Bel amp money market for raising capital, it is evident that still greater results may be obtained by forming an Inter. na tional Company, with a share capital large enough to f l m oney the planing of bonds and" lettres de gage" on the '''',2heY markets of England, France, Holland, and Ger many, as well as of Belgium. Accordingly, the present Company has been founded, under the English Law of Limited Liability, and with an Office and Uirection in 1. ondon, as well as at Brussels; ar rangements have been made with the Banque Hypothecaire elge for a complete fusion, while a treaty has been con cluded with the Banque de Credit-Foncier et Industrial, which ensures the benefit of their experience, and a large and profitable business from the commencement, a mini- Aum dividend of 11 per cent. on the paid-up Share Capital being secured in any event, as the result of the first year's 'working. It is also proposed to enter into an arrangement with the Vindobona. This Society, which has existed at Vienna Tor five years, and has a capital of 10,000,000 florins, gua kantees the regular payment of interest upon mortgage debts, as well as the principal when due. By this means, all the business done in Austria will be rendered perfectly secure. The Vindobona is in the most flourishing state. It has paid the first year 6 per cent., the second 12 per cent., the third 15 per cent., and at the next meeting it is expected it will distribute 25 per cent. Particular attention is called to th is point. This guarantee is one of the features which Bs entially distinguishes this Company from other Land - Cr edit Comna&es. t he pounds (16) per share will be called in t h e course of present year, inclusive of the payment of £ 1 each on applicationand a ll o tment; after which , it is no t ex p ected at any further Calls whatever will be made. The Share _ Ca pital paid up will thus be £1,800,00 0 ; and the profit teeured for the first year under the above arrangements will emill further increased as additional Capital is raised .° lll year to year by the issue of Bond and " lettres de ' ft gei r and as the securities of the Company become natu „ ed on the chief money-markets of Europe. in 250 the amount of £6,000,000 Capital now issued, £5,000,000 44 0000 Shares have been taken and paid upon on the Consistent and 50000 Shares are reserved for England , of t o 'oh 15,000 are already subscribed, and 35,000 are offered w ae public by subscription at the General Credit and 9.ance Company of London (Limited). t e ,.e Articles of Association of the Company, duly regis -1g; in London on llth Febrnary last, under the Act of 2 lie at the Offices of the Solicitors, where they may be cerused. To the Directors of the International Land Credit Company (Limited). 4 Q entlemen,—llaving paid into your Bankers the sum of i I request that you will allot me Shares P h t e h r e eb l y nter agr ee national Land Credit Company (Limited), and to accept the same, or any less number that t hat be allotted to me, and to pay the Calls in respect of pi : ta hares so allotted when due; and I authorise you to of plac e Y name on the Register of Members for the number S hares al:otted. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in full Profession or occupation Address Date 'TIRE EMBARRASSED in Town and Country It ui ,,ehould read " THE PLAIN GUIDE TO BANK legm,4 CY AND COMPOSITIONS," showing what can be eretY done, and the 'mot cost. To be had gratis and post K r ' °I Mr. Wetherfiel e d, Solicitor of the Court, 25, illoorgate- V. ,. B ank. 13111 De bth reOOVOTed 011 00M0 1101110/11 Without 1471 ea gto tc client& THE ORIENTAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862," with Limited Liability. Capital, £1,000,000, in 20,000 Shares of £5O each. (With power to Increase.) First issue 10,000 Shares. Deposit on Application £1 per Share, and £4 on Allotment. Calls not to exceed £5 per Share, and at intervals of not less than three months. DIRECTORS. W. C. Brown, Esq„ Richmond, Surrey, Deputy Chairman of the Joint-Stock Discount Company (Limited). W. H. Smith, Esq. (W, Ji. Smith, Barry, and Co.), Lon don and Calcutta. Major-General Clarke (late Commissioner of Revenue in Oude), Norwood. John Brown, Esq. (late of Grant Smith and Co., Calcutta), Culvers, Hadham, Herts. J. P. Cornforth, Esq., London and Liverpool (and of J. P. Cornforth and Co_, Bombay). W. B. M. Lysley, Esq., Director of the Bombay Gas Com pany, Queen's-gardens, Hyde-park. Stephen Clark, Eeq.,London and Madras. R. Russell Carew, sq., 26, Westlsourne-terrace, and Car penders-park, Watford. BANX.ERS. The Mercantile and Exchange Bank (Limited), 4, Lom bard-street, and 41, Mincing-lane, London ; and 17, Brown's-buildings, Liverpool, and 35, St. Vincent -place, Glasgow. AUDITORS. Messrs. Johnstone, Cooper, Wintle and Co., Public Accountants, 6A, Lothbury. SOLICITORS. William F. Farmer, Esq., 17A, Sise-lane, Bucklersbury. Messrs. Andrew, Atkins, and Irvine, 6, White Hart-court, Lombard-street. BROKERS. Messrs. George Burnand and Co., Lombard-street, London. Messrs. Taunton and Co., Liverpool. SECRETARY (pro tem.) R. D. Jacob, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 1, White Hart-court, Lombard-street. PROSPECTUS. The object of this Company is to promote Financial, Commercial, and Industrial enterprise in India and the East by the applieation of English capital, for the legiti mate and remunerative employment of which there is ample and constantly extending scope. The success of the operations of the Financial Companies in England has now been satisfactorily proved ; and a similar institution, adapted especially to the requirements of the East, and combining on its direction the needful experience, will have a field for profitable operations equal, if not superior, to any other. The Corporation will act as General Financial Agents, will make advances on approved securities, and will pro mote the development of the internal resources of the countries in which it may operate, by assisting in the establishment of sound industrial undertakings and enter prises. The Corporation will also undertake on commission the investment of funds placed in its hands, either in the pur chase of property, or in lending it out on mortgage and other securities. It will receive deposits at rates to be agreed upon ; and it will take powers to issue bonds or obligations on the secutity of its mortgages and subscribed capital. The revenue of India has risen in a few years from £26,000,000 to £47,000,000, and the aggregate import and export trade during the same period has more than doubled itself. The increasing development of her natural produo • tions, and the successful cultivation of tea, coffee, and other staple articles, together with the h'gh rates there current for money, compared with those upon which it can be bor rowed in this country, make the opening very favourable for the establishment of a Company of this description. Powers will also be taken to extend the operations of the Corporation elsewhere as may be found expedient. Arrangements are in progress by which the business may be speedily commenced. Prospectuses and Forms of Applications for Shares may be obtained at the Temporary Offices or of the Brokers or Solicitors. The Memorandum and Articles of Associ ation may be inspected at the Offices of the Solicitors. In the event of no allotment being made, the deposits will be returned without deduction. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR STARES. To the Directors of the Oriental Financial Corporation - - (Limited). --- - Gentlemen, —Having paid into your Bankers the sum of £ I request that you will allot me Shares in the Oriental Financial Corporation (Limited), and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less number that may be &lotted to me, and to pa) the Calls in respect of the Shares so allotted when due ; and I authorise you to place my name on the Register of Members for the number of Shares allotted. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in full Profession or Occupation .... • Address Date THE ORIENTAL FINANCIAL CORPORA 1. TION, Limited. Notice is hereby given, that the SHARE LIST of this Company will be CLOSED on MONDAY NEXT, the 11th instant, for London, and Tuesday, 12th, for the country, By order, R. D. JACOB, Sec. pro tern. 1, White Hart-court, Lombard-street, April 6, 186.1. MADAME RACHEL begs lea beauty and ve to say that ladies who would preserve youth should use Madame RACHEL'S CIRCASSIAN WASH. It removes all discolourations from the complexion, and renders the skin lair, soft, and brilliant. The great name she bears will be a sufficient guarantee that it is free from imperfec tions. All artimes bearing the above name are dangerous and s purious unless obtained at Aptlame nackwl'a, 17A, New Bold-meet. No. 22,397 r i PERSONS SEEKING LANDED EL'A. ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER VIES GENERALLY — To DE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and 11. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Resister affords, by send►ng the particu'ars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property istof an eligible chara ter, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur maser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN —£1,5,0,000. In Bonds of £5OO, £2OO, and £lOO. THE GENERAL CREDIT AND FINANCE COMPANY OF LONDON (Limited) Be to announce that thcy are autbori , ed by the G overn meng t of Venezuela to offer to the publics Loan forthat State, to the extent of £1,50,000 n urinal Capit il, upon the fol Lo wing terms : The Bonds will be issued for sums of MOD, £lOO, and £ 00 each. They will bear interest as from the ist October, 3863, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, with Coup uls attached, payable half-yearly, on the Ist April and Ist October. at the Offices of the General Credit and Finance Company in Lon don, in sterling, or at the Offices of lleEsrs. Salomon Oppen helm, jun., and Co , Cologne, in thalers, at the exchange of the day. The price of issue Is £6O per £lOO Stock, and payment will ba reauired as follows : £5 on application. £±n on allotment, less £3 half-year's interest accrued. £l5 on Ist June. £l5 on ist August. £l5 on Ist September, less £3 half-year's Interest accrued, due Ist October. £6O Discount at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum wi ll be allowed on pre-payments in full making, with allowances, the price of lime under £55. In case of non-allotment, the deposit will be returned, Should a less amount be a lotted than that applied for, the d e posit will be made availab e towar ds payment on the allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. The object of the Loan is to effect a settlement of the general financial condition of the country, to assist in mak ing roads and improved communications, inland and coast wise, to pay off some existing claims, and generally to develope the agricultural resources and industry of the emntry, The Loans. Interest, and Sinking Fund are secured by a special hypothecation of the whole export duties leviable at the ports of tne Republic, La Guayra, Puerto Cabello, Mara caibo. and Ciudad Bolivar. These are warranted by the Go vernment as wholly uncharged (or that, if any claims can be substantiated, they shall be met out of the proceeds of the Loan), and as producing more than sufficient to meet the charge of the present Loan. The produce of the Export Duties last year is stated to have been £221,500, and an in crease is expected. In the event of aoydeficiency, the amount is to be made good by a further special hothecation of the uncharg,ed imp , rt duties at all the ports of Venezuela. T",e consent of Earl Russell has been obtained for the col lection of the ies o hypothecated by her ajesty's Cons n uls at he secfral Ports, associated with the Company's Agets, and the requisite amount will be transmitted twice a month to the General Ire lit and Finance Company of Lon don. Out of the same, '20,050 a-year will be applied to the pay ment of the Interest ILO redemption o the thes follows £lO,OOO to be applied in the first instance to payment of the interest. £30,000 to a sinking fund ; this amount being augmented periodically by the interest on bend!, that shall have been bought up or redeemed. lied to the purchase of B onds The sinking fund shall be app in the open market. If th price is at or below par, or to their year redemption by lot in the usual way, if above tar, year by until the whole shall have been paid off. The first purchase or redemption to take place Ist October, 1864. The documents relating to the authorisation of the Loan, and the ratification of the same by the Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, under date 14th January. 1861, with Notarial translations, are open for inspection at the offices of the Ge neral Credit and Finance Comp an y , 7, Lothbury, w be here applications for the Bonds, in th e annexed form, will received. Applications will also be received by the London and West minster Bank; By the Union Bank of London • And at Cologne, by Messrs. Sa lmon Oppenheim, jun., and Co. ; Amsterdam, by Messrs. Llppmann, Rosenthal. and Co. Prospectuses and Forms of Application may be had at 7, Lothbury, and of the Brokers. London, 7, Lothbury, Aprll, 1864. FORE OF APPLICATION. VENEZTJELA. GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. To the Geneial Credic (Limited}ce Company of London Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me in the above Loan, on which I have made the requ ired Deposit of 5 per Cent on and I agree to accept that amount of Stock, or any less sum that may be allotted to me, and to pay the further instalments thereon, according to the terms of the prospectus. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant. Usual signature Name in full Profession Address I , 5 '2€ . . . 4 .. • ...-- „4-.-. y -, 4 • , .., _ 4!. 1 9 ' ..,.. .....:........ ..-..' 'n. , ..• ..,. -!,),' 0 ,; ( 44[:. , 2 ,. , . ''-'4.V.4e-e144..44.,, ',3 , r t Sj els ,, ,, t' xim 'l. l :ff , rstt.. • At 4 ~:),, k„..,,j . .0 % . . • - )057).1.7. •..3 ',we* • li• IL T __....," . s,:' A '',. 4 l.'wi l . , -/ ,-,...: .. ... .. .... 4. ~... ~ .... _..,...t.„... _ - -4 ...„` , ..- -3,..-- , L-,.,..- ~ . , ~ , ".'„ -,f -1."^t77...........--/ ;1,-4. . _ ....4j e lli vatiL , 7 6/ '9.,IIIhII9OIIIIIIIIIIIWWW, 1,....r , . V . 5, " , k , .3 , "*.,,,,,, * ' .!. ~, .t. 111 -, - -.40 .3, - , ..„,..- ~,,,,,- . 4•4 2 4171 .4 .......... a r ' .. t.,.. , 4.74 8. ilit ' ._:- , ~, ,, , ,st itilt ,' " - py l eolN;;;,,,. 16.. 0.5,..,,,..i.,1,-.0 .: intor r... , ``' - .'I,N;Qz..-- .. ~, , ....,:t . .. ~ - ~, _ - - ' t, , ,,,10,!,,, ..:. :4: , Dnus -••-- j 1 -.. _ ~',,, ~ ,&,. -.1-AE,‘.,-d.‘ ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCK . .0,1„r 7.4 7, 5 There was an ordinary meeting of this !j'kj Tuesday evening—the president, Dr. J. u Artki_zy the chair—at which two papers were read by t 0 re* Le% Rev. F. W. Farrar ; the first one " On the asserta Universality of Belief in God and a Future State," and the second" On Hybridity." In the first paper Mr. Farrar endeavoured to show, by reference to the statements of travellers among various savage people, that there are not only isolated tribes, but whole nations, who live with no knowledge of their Creaser, and he considered that the opposite opinion had been often needlessly paraded as an evidence of religion. He adverted to the statements of different travellers respecting the Australians, the Kaffirs, the D_qui mans, the !:.edam ;oars, and the Vrddahs of ety , in confirmation of that opinion, for among tho.te savages there had net been observed any obj , c - ,s of worship—no idols, nor temples, nor anything in the shape of religion to distinguish them from the beasts. The belief in the existence of some un known power was not sufficient, Mr. Farrar ob served, to prove belief in a Supreme Being, for even animals have a consciousness of the existence of some superior unseen power; and he mentioned the case of a dog that refused to enter a wood that wes avoided by the inhabitants in the neighbourhood, because it was reputed to be haunted. PR1CE...... ...4d. STAMPED:....Sd. IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any AL one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Thcir world-wide celebrity proves them of sterlin,..r.,7 merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. lid. ...nd 2s. 9d. ; or free by poet for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodco3k, Chemist Lincoln. MESSRS. Barr. JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and ‘ , Vestminster Bank. Post-ufne Orders payable at Camber well-park Address—BoTT and JAcksox, "lan of the World" Wine tores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. Dr. Hunt, Mr. Reddie, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Wal lace, Mr. Beudysche, and the Rev. Mr. Kerr entered into the discussion that succeeded, in which doubt was thrown on the testimony of travellers on such a matter, in consequence of their imperfect acquaintance with the language of the natives. Mr. D. Kerr mentioned that, in the discharge of his clerical duties in Liverpool and at the East-end of London, he had not un frequently found persons who had little idea of a Supreme Being, and he thought it could scarcely be expected that the belief in a Creator of the Universe should be universally entertained among savage nations, when it was found that many even in - this Christian country had little idea of a got. * In the next paper on " Human Hybridity," he contended that the assumptions that the fertility of hybrids is proof of the unity of species, and that the union of all varieties of the human race produce an offspring continuously fertile, are both highly dis putable, if not erroneous. The assumption of fer tility as a criterion of species he considered to have exercised an unfavourable influence on science, and he adduced several instances to show that such a definition cf species could not be relied on. He adopted the opinion of Professor Agassiz, that the differences existing between races of men are of the same kind as the differ• ences observed between the different families, genera, and species of monkeys or other animals With regard to the second proposition, he adopted the opinions of M. Pouchet, that no mixed race can exist of itself, and that, when two races come in con tact, either one absorbs the other, or they continue unchanged side by side, with a third inferior and less numerous set of half-castes. Several instances were adduced in support of these opinions, among which was the fact that the Mamelukes could never propagate their race in Egypt, and the evidence of practical physicians that mulattoes have a special tendency to consumption and other diseases which causes them soon to die. From these considerations Mr. Farrar arrived at the conclusion that the human race sprang from a diversity of original pairs; and he contended that all who refuse to accept the de velopment theory of Mr. Darwin must be driven to the same conclusion. An animated discussion took place, in which Pro fessor Vogt, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Bendysche, Mr. Reddie, and the President took part. Mr. FRASER then read a communication he had received from Mr. Anthony, from the Bight of Benin, on the mental capacity of the negro, in which he gave a deplorable account of the degraded state of the negroes in the interior. The writer expressed very strong opinions respecting them. According to him they aro utterly incapable of being civilised, they are cannibals of the worst kind, they possess vices the lowest and most ferocious, they have none of the virtues of humanity, and are scarcely supe r.or to brutes. In the discussion that followed, Mr. REDDIE and Dr. TIIRLE objected to the spirit of the communica tion, many parts of which they thought should be omitted if the letter were printed in the transactions of the society. The meeting then adjourned to the 19th inst. THE SUN, LONDON, TH(R-DAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1864. HOME AN C D OMP C Iga L,O (L N im IA tte L d). ASSURANCE FIRE, LIFE, AND MARINE. Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1F62. Capital £1,000,000, in 2),000 shares of £5O each. (With power of increase.) First issue, 10,000 shares. Deposit, II per share on applica tion and .£4 on allotment. It is not intended to make any further call. DIRECTORS. William Frederick Baring, Esq , Director of the Bank of Hindustan. Stephen Busk, Esq., Director of the Merchant Banking Com pany. William Duth'e, Esq , Director of the Standard Bank of Bri . tish Sout i Atrica. Athol Hay, Esq. (Bell, Rengle, and Co. N, Leith. Clark Irving, Esq., Hyde-park-square. James Lyali, Esq. (Lyall, Rennie, and Co.), Calcutta. James IVl•blaster, Esq. (late of William 111`Alabter and Brothers), Toronto and blanchestei. Brins'ey De Courcy Nixon, Esq., Queen's -gate-gardens. John Paterson, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank. Felix Pryor, Esq. (of the late firm of H. and J. Johnston and Co:) - John Swindell, Esq. (Swindell and Matthews), Mincing-lane. William Patrick Adam, Esq., M.P., Blair Adam, Kinross- shire. Henry Thurburn, Esq., 5, Queensboraugh-terrace. BANKERS. London The Alliance Bank, Lothbury. The Consolidated Bank, ienchurch-street. 19 Liverpool The Alliance Bank. Manchester The Alliance Bank. The Consolidated Bank. 21 SOLICITORS. Flux and Argles, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. J. and J. Whithead, 8, Moorgate-street. Temporary offices-1, East India-avenue. ENURNI VURE, CARPETS, BEDDING. and FLOORCLOT EL CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First• class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select rom, displayed in Showrooms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. UI.aIi,GICNIEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR SISII are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and. , are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo dm ^able engravings of every description of Furniture and ..,easteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gt atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised tale • A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto A Twelve-roomed ditto l'ogether with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring household furniture, , arpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborourh, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Aban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great 'into COI3BETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London. S.E. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 13, St. James's-square, London, S.W. Ea ablished 1824. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. CREDIT SYSTEM.—On Policies for the whole of Life, where thouge does not exceed 60, one half the Annual Pre miums during the first five years may remain on credit, and may either continue as a debt on the Policy, or be paid off at any time. LOW RATES OF PRP:MUNI FOR YOUNG LIVES, with early participation in Profits ; and considerably reduced rates for Assurances without participation in Profits, and for Term Policies. ENDOWMENT ASSURANCES may be effected without profits. by which the sum asqured becomes payable on the attainment of a specified ag6, or at death, whichever event than first happen. . _ _ INVALID LIVES may be assured at Premiums propor tioned to the increased risk. PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF CLAlMS.—Claims paid thirty days after proof of death. THE ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEETS are at all times open to the inspection of the Assured, or of persons proposing to assure. THE ASSURANCE FUND, already accumulated and in vested on real and Government Securities, amounts to One Million Three Hundred and Eighty-six Thcusand Pounds. THE REVERSIONARY BONUS at the Quinquennial Division in 1862 averaged 48 per cent., and the Cash Bonus 28 per cent., on the Premiums paid in the five years. The next Division of Profits will take plat' in January, 1,.67. _ . Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal, and the last Re port showing the financial position of the Society, can be ob tained from any of the Society's Agents, or of GEORGE CUTGLIFFE, Ac:uary and Se2retary. THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY (Limited), and the ANGLO-AUSTRIAN BANK, are prepared to r&eive Subscriptions for the Capital of the LE AI BE KG-CZERSOWITZ RAILWAY COM PANY (Limited). Capital XL` 50,000, in 6!,500 shares of £2') each. Under a Guarantee from the Austrian Government, pro ducing a net minimum divigend of 7 per cent. per annum, payable in silver. Provision is made for payment by the contract r, Mr. Bras sey, of interest at 6 per cent. per annum during construction. Deposit, £1 on application and V. on allotment; a farther sum of .E 2 on the Ist of May, after which date no further call will be made for six months. COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS, Pending the constitution, under the provisions of the ConceS aion, of the Company as a Societd Anonyme. In England— Somerset A. Beaumont. Esq., M.P. 1 Directors of the Anglo- Frederick Enge'hacdt, Esq. i Austrian Bank. J. P. Brown-Westhead, Esq., M.P., Deputy -Chairman of the London and North-Western Railway. In Austria H. IT. Prince Leo Sapieha, President of the Carl-Ludwig Railway. Count `'Vladimir Borkowski, Director of the Car'-Ludwig Railway. Charles Klein, Esq., President of the Chamber of Comm.rce, Vienna. BANKERS IN LONDON. Messrs. Glyn, Milts, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, B.C. BANKERS IN VIENNA. The Anglo-Austrian Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Biroham, Dalrymple, Drake, aid Ward, Parliament street. BROKERS. Messrs. Seymour and Co., 38, Throgniorton-street. Messrs. Cazenove and Co., Threadneedle-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 64, Old Broad-street. The grat Trunk Railway from Vienna, in the direction of the frontier of Moldavia, is at present complete as far as Lemberg. The communication is effected by means of two lines. The first being the Northern Railway, from Vienna to Cracow ; the second, the Carl-Ludwig Railway, from Cracow to Lemberg. The first of these lines pays shout 14 per emit. upon its capital. The second was completed only at the cud of 1861. but since its opening has paid 8 per cent. upon its capital, and consequently has never required to claim the guarantee of 5 per cent. accorded to it by the Austrian Government. The present line is the eoutineetinn from Lemberg to Czernowitz, near the Moldavian frontier. The concession has been granted by the Austrian Government on terms un usually favourable to the company undertaking it. The proposed railway, enter ng into the heart of the grain and cattle-producing district whence the Carl-Ludwig line obtains its most important traffic, and being constructed at a very considerably less cost, promises to be more profitable than its neighbour. The continuance of the line through Mo davia to Galatz, on the Danube 4for which a concession has recently been granted by the Chambers of the Prircipalitics), must nes sarily add lareely to the profits of the Lemberg-Czernowitz Railway, which will thus form an intezral cart in an un broken and direct railway communication between the Baltic, the German Ocean, and the Black Sea. The concession, the duration of which is ninety years, sti pulates for the commenc , ment of the works previous to the tith January, 1E , 65, and for their completion within three years ; but provision is made for extension a these periods in ca-e of political or flaancial crisis. The Government guarantee a fixed sum of £150,000 in silver money as a net annual revenue of the line. The sum thus guaranteed by the Government, alter pro viding for the payment of interest ( at v 5 per cent. On the Bonds, and for an annual sinking fund, will leave a elear 7 per cent. applicable to the share 'capital. The sinking fund will be annually applied.by lot to the redemption of the Bonds and Shares at par. The proprietors of the Shares thus, from time to time, redeemed will, for each 'share, receive a certifi cate entitling the bearer to a participation, during the re• maining term of the concession, in all the profits of the Com pany exceeding 5 per cent. on the original capital. A contract, which wilt be adopted by the Company, has been entered into by the concessionaires with Mr. Brassey for a sum of £2,450,000. This contract provides for the construction of the rat way in accordance with the terms of the concession, and for stock ing the same with r. 'ling stock. It includes all the preli minary expenses of acquiring the concession and forming the Company ; it makes provision for interest during con struction on paid-u 2 capital at the rate of 6 per cen . per annum; and it covers an ample reserve for the expenses of management until the railway shall be opened for public traffic. The concession confers the requisite power to form a So ciete Anonyme with Shares to bearer, w hereby the liability of the subscrib er will be li mited to the amount of 25 per cent of the nominal amount of their Shares. The capital of the Societe Ano n Yrne mill be £2,45 0 , 000 ; to be issued, X1,20:',030 in Bonds, and £1,250,00 in Shares of £2O each. The Bonds have already been taken. Preparatory to the formation of the Societe Anonyme (which cannot be definitively constituted according to Aus rweistzo f a like denomination in the Aus trian taw until 25 per cent. of the share capital has been paid formed as a limited liability Company, the shares in which Railway Company has been Societe Anonyme. A copy of the &Aides of A ssociation, of the concession, and er whioh it e ex L ch em an b g e e r d g - f C o z r e s rn ha o of the statutes und la proposed to constitute the can be inspe Societe Anonyme, eted at the Offices of the Soli citor,,, 46, Parliament - street. u s:11 b t h e App li ca tions for Shares must be made in the annexed form, addressed to the Directors of the International Fin in clal Society (Limited), and of the A --nglo-Austrian Bank, but no application will be considered, unless accompanied by the re ceipt of Messrs. for £t,s and co., or of tle Anglo-Ans trtin Bank , V ienna, per Share on the number of Shares applied for. This gUnl will be returned in the event of the application not being :weeded t o , an d, if an allotment is made, it will be applied towards the payment of £1 per Share then due. LEMBERG-CZERNOW ITZ ted) RAILWAY COMPANY (Liflit To be lett NV/ h the B ankers. FOR SHARES. FORM OF APPLICATION No. To the Directors of the International Financial Society (Limited), and 01 the Anglo - Austrian Bank. Paid to Mess Gentlemen, —Having P l'- Glyn, Mills, and Co., allotted to me in the the sum of £ being £1 per Share on Shares, An y (Limited), and I hereby agree to accept such Shares, Or any ess number, and to become a member of the Company, and to have my name placed on the Register of Members in respect of the Shares oLfem£2lloeregac-ChiewrnhoiNvellitzi rHeacliul;stmCayombpean_ allotted to me. I am. Gentlemen, your obediedt servant, Name in full Address in full Date •.. MR, MAC DONALD'S NEW NOVEL. Nov ready, at all the Libraries, in Three Vols., ADEL A CATHCART. By GEORGE MAC DONALD, M.A., Author of " David Elginbrod," &c. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. DEDICATED, BY PERMISSION, TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OP IRELAND. QHADOW AND SUNSHINE; or, Life Notes. By JEANIE SELINA REEVES. Price 2s. 6d, London: William Macintosh, 21, Paternoster-row. A ID I N F U L L. The New Novel, by HENRY J. BYRON, commenced in the APRIL NUMBER of TEMPLE BAR MAGAZINE, price Is., Monthly. Office, 122, Fleet-street. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Cnaring-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday) ; Saturday Mornings at three. — Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, is. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 9, at three. T H E 0 X F OR D, R, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUN, embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented band and chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talente6 artistes:—Misses Russell. Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell,,W almaley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, fie. Director, Mr. F. Joughmans. UNSWORTH and EUGENE will make their re-appear ance This Evening. Comedy, by Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. Hntchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), &e., &c. Will shortly be produces, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nieolai; an i THE TWO GENTLE MEN OF VERONA, by Sir Henry Bishop. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL, The Fairy Entertainment, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM IN THE LAND OF SHADOWS! Is written expressly for this establishment by W. F. Vander vell, author of the celebrated " Enchanted Hash," and en ables Mr. Morton, with the aid of Professor Pepper's Optical Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before contemplated, and which have all Leon duly reglatcrcd by him and Mr. J. H. Weston under the title of "The Ghost in the Magic Fountains." By this new arrangement, that which is in reality nothing but a shadow, becomes to all ap pearance endowed with life, and when " Fame" takes her flight through the burning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek their beds in the Cryo al Waters, form a coup d'cell of beauty unparalleled even in fairy romance. Prince Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Miss Townley. The Marvellous Illusion will take place every Evening at half-past Nine o'c'ook. All the wonderful entertainment of the establishment, as usual, in addition to the above. Admission—Area, 6d.; Stan. and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMDRA, TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS of the NEW tARQUE, aelmowiedged to be the best ever produced in England. c h . an d MORNING PERFORMANCE Every Wednesday aaa Sa' urday, at Two. Evening at Half-past Seven o'clock. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- The grextest FEMALE RIDER of the Age, Mdlle. LOUISE LOISSETT. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- Brilliant Equestrian Scene, by Three Young Ladies, "THE RIDE FOR THE RIBBON." MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 23 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. RECENT A.DDlTlONS.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in mag,mificnt costumes of the period ( 1399) ; a n d i n the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Geo. Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, ls. ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. Dully; the eveninv an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open et Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission le. Manager, M. GRENET. 44A, MADDOX-STREET, REGENT-STREET, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Asters ; Bushman and Wife ; Julia Pastrana and Infant ; Eng and Sham:, the Siamese Twins ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, ,tc. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only). PROSPECTUS. This company is forme I w h the special object of uniting into one strong institution, with its chief office in London, numerous small local and colonial institu ions, requiring con solidat on and addhional strengto and resource. The principle of so uniting small colonial institutions has been most successfully applied to colonial and foreign bank ing companies ; and as London is becoming daily more and more the great "clearing house" of the ommercial world, the different colonial insurance offices have experienced the absolute neces ity of being effectually represented there, and tile tepresentation they now realise catronly be fiir Y secured, as in the case of the colonial local banks, through amalga mation with some London c - ,mpany of ample means and com manding general confidence. The directors of the Home and Colonial Company have been applied to by shareholders in these companies to estab lish sue i London institution, and are now in treaty wi h several very successful colonial insurance offices, either for entire amalgan.atioa, on very favour ible terms, or for that beneficial reciprocity of agency which will at once secure to the Home and Colonial Assurance t ompany a most valuable, sate, and lucrative business as a co-operative assurance com pany. It may be mentioned, as indicative of the success of the colonial insurance companies, that their selling prices range from 1 0 to as high as 1,000 per cent. premium, and the increase of insurance busines 3 fn the Australian, South African, Canadian, and Eastern settlements is at a rate of progress which has no parallel in European countries. The prmcip e of assuring investments made through 'he comp ny's agency—a principle so u , ces,fully carried out by colonial offices —NIT I enter as anew fe ure into h objects of the "Home and Colo ilia! Ass It ance C mpany ;" nct as is I is numerous agencies in all parts it will possess pecu iar facilities for making assured investments ior individuals in sound foreign and colonial securities, the Directors confi dently anticipate, from the agency and insurance charges in this department of their business, a very large and steady revenue to their shareholders. While. however, the Home and Colonial Assurance Com pany will specially direct its attention to foreign and colo nial busin , ss, it will not ne,2lcct at the SUM time to cultivate a home business—a department which will be greatly fos tered through its colonial connection. It will also, as a Fire Assurance Company, share in that 1 urge increase of fire in surance business here, which may be expected to follow the anticipate! abolit'on of the heavy and imp •litic stamp tax at present imposed on i ()Ides of insurance. No promotion money given in connection with this Com pany, and the Lirectors' remuneration to be left to the share holders. Applications for hares to be made in the fo'lowing form, copies of which and of the prospectus to be had of the solidi tore, or brokers, or acting secretary of the company. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. (To be retained by the bankers.) No. To the Directors of the Home and Colonial Assurance Com pany (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your bankers the sum of £ being a deposit of £1 per share on shares of the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that num ber, and I agree to become a member of the Company in re spect of such shares, or in respect of any less number you may allot me ; and to pay on allotment the further deposit of £4 per share thereon, and I request that my name may be placed on the register of members for the shares so allotted. Name in full Residence .. Profession or Business Date 'TOME AND COLONIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, Limited. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that no further APPLI CATIONS for SHARES in this Comp +ny will be received from the Country after THIS DAY, THURSDAY, the 7th April. By order. Temporary Offices, 1, East India-avenue, London, April 6, 1864. THE CLYDE ENGINEERING AND IRON SHIP BUILDING COMPANY, Limited. (Introduced by the London Financial Association.) Capital £500,000, in 10,00 shares of £5O each. First issue 5,000 shares. Deposit £1 per share on application and £4 on allotment. First call and subsequent calls not exceeding £5 per share each, and an interval of three months between each call DIRECTORS. The Right Iron. Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P., Chairman of the Panama, New Zewand, and Australian Royal Mail Com- A p dm an t y ra . 1 the Hon. Sir Montagu Stopford, K C. 8., late Admi ral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard. John Walker, Esq. (Messrs. Walker, How, and Co., Mer chants), Canon-street, E,C., Director of the London Finan cial Association John Elin, Esq. (Messrs. John Elio and Co., Merchants), 34, Abchurch-lane, Director of the London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate Bank. David Smith, Esq. (Messrs. Smith and Rodger), Ship Builders and Engineers, Glasgow. P. G. Vanderbyl, Esq., 3, Upper Hyde Park-gardens, Direc tor of the English and Scottish Marine Insurance Company. James Reid, Esq., of Calderbank (Messrs. John Stewart and Co., Merchants), Jackson-street, Glasgow. Capt. lames Rennie, C. IL, late Contro ler of Marine Affairs, and Marine Secretary to the Government of India. Wm. Hamilton, jun., Esq. ( Messrs. David Hamilton and Co., Merchants, Glasgow and Manchester), 14, l'ark-terrace, Glasgow, Director of the English and Scottish Marine In surance Company. D. Macpherson, Esq., Westbourne-terrace, Hyde Park, London. Jas. Rodger, Lq. (Messrs. Smith and Rodger, Ship Builders and Zngineer s), Glasgow. Captain C. uaillre Hamilton, R.N., Director of the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company. Robert Walker, Esq. (Messrs. Peter Stewart and Co., Engi neers and Machine Makeri), Glasgow. David Carson, Esq. (Messrs. Carron, Warren, and Co., Mer chants), 3, Grosvenor -terrace, Glasgow. E. G. Tinker, Esq.lMessrs. Grinnell, Tinker, and Morgan, Shipowners% Leadenhall-street, Director of the London, Adriatic, wad Italian Steam Navigation Company. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Dawes and Sons, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street, London, E.C. Messrs. Lamonds and Macluckie, 38, St. Vincent -place, Glas gow. AITDITOILS. John Ball, Esq. (Messrs. Quitter, Ball. and Co.), London. and John Young, Esq. Messrs. Coleman, Turqua nd, Youngs, Co.), London. William Andersen, Esq., Chartered Accountant, Glasgow. BANKERS. 4, Lombard-street, London. 41, Mi n cing-lane, Loud U. The Mercantile an i Ex-Brown's -buildings, Liver change Bank, Limited, pool. 35, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow, The City of Glasgow Bank and Branches. BROKERS. London—Francis Burnand,Esq., County-chambers, Cornhill. Glasgow -Messrs. Kerr, Anderson, and Brodie. Manchester—Hobert h.V.Ewen, Esq., Bank-street, Exchange. CONSULTING ENGINEERS. Messrs, It, B. Bell and D. Miller, Civil Engineers, 4, Bo th. . ~.. street, Glasgow. SECRETARIES (PRO TEM.) E. Coleman, Esq., London, IL Lanaond, Esq., Glasgow. TEMPORARY OFFICES, 15, Tokenhonse-yard, London, E.C.; and 36, St. Vincent , place, Glasgow. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company has been formed for the purpose of pur chasing and extending the valuab e and old-established Ship-building and Engineering Business of Messrs. Smith and Rodger, Glasgow, a firm well known on the Clyde, dur ing the lost quarter of a century, as successful build , rs. There is probably no branch of industry which has been more profitable in Scotland during the last few years than ir..n ship-building, and when the great advantages possessed by Glasgow and its vicinity are considered, the rapid and in creasin- expansion of the trade in that neighbourhood is not surprising , . The Clyde possesses great advantages, compared with the Thames, in the lesser cost of coals, iron , and wages ; while the skill and industry of the scotch artisans are universal y acknowledged. Although several Shipbuildin ,, Companies have been established in the vicinity of London and Liverpool, whose operations have been attended with great success, the busi ness on the banks of the Clyde has hitherto been exclusively carried on by private enterprise, and the large fortunes accumulated by Scotch shipbuilders are a guarantee of what might be expected from the working of a Com pany possessing ample means and influential body of Di rectors. A great element in the success of this Company is the fact that there will be a London Board, ready t a contrite' tor the various and impor ant contracts of the British and Foreign Governments, an I the large Shipping Companies, whose orders are naturally first placed in hand in London, and which are much more likely to be secured by the infinence of a metropolitan directory than by the application ot a provin cial shipbuilder. he Articles and Memorandum of Association may be in spected at the Solicitors of the Company, Messrs. Dawes and Son, London, and Messrs. Lamond andMacluckie, Glas- gow. Prospectuses and Forms of Appli'atlon may be obtained at the London Financial Association (Limited), Thread needle-street ; the Bankers, Brokers, and Solicitors of the Company, and of Messrs. G. IL and A. T. Jay, 15, Tokenhouse - yard. THE CLYDE ENGINEERING AND IRON SIIIP SHIP BUILDING COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the LIiT of APPLI CATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be CLOSED TO-MORROW (Friday), for London, and on MONDAY, the 11th instant, for the Country. By order, E. COLEMAN, Secretary (pro tem ) Temporary Offices, 15, Tokenhouse-yard E.C. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM. —AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad initted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pron ounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption it , effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes atter takiner it. Prepared only and so ld b y W. LABIBERT , Chemist. 8, `King-William-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 130., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. a nd ask for Lambert's Asthmatig Balsam, _The Amy and A dam Ae. I cowed 04 the eteutp. KAYE'S WORSDELL'S PlLLS.—These Pills are a purely vegetable preparation, and may be taken Kt any time by either sex without fear or danger. They act upon the bowels mildly yet effectually, t eir flne tonic, aromatic, and aperient properties, theyremove all oppressive accumulations, regulate the secretions of bloodver and bowels, strengthen the stomach, and purify the Unlike many remedies, they do not induce liability to take cold or esta blish a necessity for the habitual use of purgatives, and are thus strongly recommended as the BEST FAMILY MEDICINE. Prepared solely by John Kaye, Esq.. of Prospect Hall, Woodford, Essex. Sold by all chemists and other dealers in patent medicines, at is lid, 28 9d, and 48 6d. Wholesale Depot, 22, Bread-street, London. RIZE MEDAL —INTERNATIONAL P EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER t CO., Wax Chandlers, AM, &e., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. ( E s tablished 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862 . disting in a letter addressed to Francis ished Dignitary , testifies ttouruteh.e exce ll en ce of the qualit y of blessrs. 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The Yorkshire Magistrates and the Home Secretary, The partial removal of the Yorkshire Assizes from York to Leeds has given the magistracy of the North and East Ridings, assembled in Quarter Sessions, cause for warmly censuring the course taken in the matter of the Home Secre tary. In the two divisions, on Tuesday, a more than usually large number of magistrates assembled. In the North Ride ing, under the presidency of Earl Cathcart, Major STAPYLTON called attention to the way in which the magistrates had been treated by the Home Secretary. The Lords-Lieutenant had sought the opinion of the whole of the justices as to the policy of removing part of the busi ness of assize from York, and in the North and East Rid ings an almost unanimous opinion was expressed against such a course, and in the West Riding less than one quarter of the magistrates were in favour of the scheme, the num bers being 69 for, 189 against. The Government inspector, afteritninqtary, reported in favour of Wakefield being made an assize town for the West Riding; but, in the teeth of the justices and the inspector, Government decided in favour of Leeds. He would protest against the way in which their opinions had been sought and then entirely igno red, and would move a resolution that " having, by a large majority, in reply to the question of the Lords-Lieu -tenant, at the instance of the Home Secretary, pronounced their opinion against any portion of the assize business being removed from York, and no reasonhaving been given why that opinion was not respected, the magistrates have not been treated with that courtesy and attention, which, as a body, they were fairly entitled to expect. He should propose that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the Home Secretary, The motion was seconded by Mr. CAYLEY, who thought the Government, at the time of asking their opinions, had already made up its mind to divide the assize business of the Riding, and it seemed to him that the proceeding was a gratuitous insult, more especially as the West Riding had exhibited a preference for Wakefield rather than Leeds. He could only suppose that some private influence had been at work at the Home .office, and thought they ought to ex press their feeling of the insult put upon them. Col. CROMPTON said the asking of the magistrates' opin ions waa a perfect mockery if there was no intention of act ing upon them. On the other hand, however, the Hon. Mr. DUNDAS thought it highly inexpedient that the justices should con stitute themselves judges of the conduct of the Hume Secre tary. They did not know on what the Home-office had founded its resolve to divide the business, and they were assuming too much in saying that they had been treated cavalierly by the Home Secretary. Without having all the information before them—and they had none of it—they ought not to express an opinion of the conduct of a public functionary who, he believed, endeavoured to discharge his duties to the beat of his aLility. He would therefore move that the question be not entertained. This amendment was seconded by Lord TEIGNMOUTB, and supported by Mr. MORRITT, M.P., who said there was evidently some misunderstanding in the matter. The ques tion was one with which neither the House of Commons nor the justices had aught to do, it being purely within the pre rogative of the Crown. However distasteful it might seem, the Home Secretary had a perfect right to seek their opin ions and not be bound by them. The House of Commons had talked a good deal on the subject, but it soon found itself clearly out of order. The matter was so clearly in the hands of the Home Secretary and the advisers of the Crown that, however indignant they might feel, the best thing to do was to hold their tongues and submit, or the Home Sec retary and the Queen's advisers might show they thought very little of the opinion of the justices. Sir G. Grey had admitted in the house that he knew the opinion was in fa vour of Wakefiel'l, if at all in favour of removal, but he had decided the question on other grounds. Mr. PENNYMAN thought after this exhibition of courtesy the magistrates in future would not trouble to answer ques tions from the Home-office. Major STAPYLTON, on the impression that the discussion would answer their purpose, withdrew the resolution, which, he sail, had served thoroughly to elicit the magistrates' opinions on the matter. In the East Riding, under the presidency or Mr, C. W. Strickland, a somewhat different course was taken. Refer ring to the removal of the Assizes to Leeds. Lieut.-Colonel PEASE gave notice that at the Midsummer Sessions he should move that " A large majority of the jus • tices of the three Ridings, after being consulted by the Lords-Lieutenant, at the instance of the Home Secretary, as to the propriety of removing a portion of the assize busi ness from York, expressed a decided opinion against any such removal. No explanation of the course taken in oppo sition to that opinion so asked for, and expressed by them, has been furnished by the justices, and under these cir cumstances they submit they have not been treated with the courtesy they have a fair claim to expect. The justices desire to record their sense of this want of consideration towards them, and request the chairman formally to co operate with the chairm.n of the North and West Riding Sessions, and to communicate with the Rome Secretary on the subject, and to take any titer necessary steps." In giving this notice he would express his warm disapproba tion of the way in which the justices had been treated by the Home-office, and he held it due to their position that at the proper time the motion should be adopted. The CHAIRMAN could not see what practical effect the motion could have, but would act as requested, as he felt the Home-office had not treated the magistrates ccurteously. State of Trade. CARDIFF, April 6.—A change in the direction of the wind a few days back has allowed a large num ber of vessels to come up channel, and the docks are now beginning to be very full, while there is also a good fleet in the roadstead. The iron market is in a very firm condition, and the high rates are likely to continue, unless some sudden change take place in our political relations. Bars are quoted £7 15s, at which a brisk trade is being done. Scotch warrants are 58s cash, and 59a to 59s 6d open. Foreign freights still continue high, and vessels of the smaller class are scarce. LEICESTER, 6th.—The hosiery trade is becoming more active now that the holidays are over, and more business is being done at the warehouses. In the rural districts there is not much change. The yarn-market holds firm at high rates, spinners making generally to order. There is a fair amount of business doing :n wools, and high prices are realised. NOTTINGHAM, 6th.—There has been rather more doing in lace goods this week. The plain trade has improved a shade. More is doing in Mechlin gun lingo. Buyers are purchasing rather more freely of cotton goods. There is very little doing in black silk laces and narrow edgings. Silk Alechlins are still selling freely. There are no stocks of either silk or cotton goods on hand. There is not much change in the hosiery trade; orders are now on hand both for shipment and for the home market. Yarns are exceedingly firm, and very high in price. Steps are being taken to invite Gen. Garibaldi to Manchester, and a reception committee is in course of for mation, THE MURDER IN CAMB RIDG E.—At theCa.mb rid ge borough gaol on Monday, the mayor (Mr 11. H. Harris), with Mr H. Smith:and Mr C. Balls, were engaged for some hours in inquiring into the circumstances of this case. On the night of Sunday, Feb. 28, the house of two old ladies (a somewhat lune place known as Prospect Cottage) was en tered, and both of these brutally attacked by a man masked and armed with a formidable carving knife and a bludgeon: He then made his escape. A man named G eorge Morley Wallis, a distant connexion of one of the old ladies, was apprehended on suspicion, the evidence against him being of a strong circumstantial character. Eventually he was committed to the last assizes for assault with intent to murder. 'The lives of both the old ladies hung trembling in the balance meanwhile, and on the 18th ult., the day before the commission day, one of them (Mrs, Hunt) died. Under these circumstances a postponement of the trial was recom mended by Mr. Justice Crompton, and agreed to by counsel on both sides. His lordship also recommended the magis trates to begin de novo ; this they accordingly did on Mon day, and after sifting a voluminous mass of evidence com mitted the prisoner Wallis on the capital charge of wilful murder. Wallis exhibited the utmost confidence and self possession. The life of the second victim (Mrs, Walker) is still in danger, Destructive Fire near Grosvenor-square. Shortly before four o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Du Barry and Ca., revalenta arabica food importers, in George. street, Grosvenor-square. So sudden was the out break that the police on duty in the neighbour. hood were not cognisant of the danger till the atmosphere became lighted up by the flames. The interior of the premises in question was found then to be on fire from the basement to the roof, and flames were issuing from all the windows at the back. Captain Shaw, as soon as a supply of water could be procured from the plugs, arranged the branchmen in different points where a full com mand of the fire could be obtained, and eventually succeeded in stopping it from further progressing. but it was nearly six o'clock before the fire was completely extinguished. The following is the official report of the fire brigade. The premises of Messrs. Da Barry and Co., revalenta arabica food importers, machine rooms, tins department,and filing room of the manufactory burned down and roof destroyed ; steam mills, stove house, carpenter's shops, and other part of the establishment severally burnt and damaged. The property was insured in the Sun and Alliance Fire-offices. Houses damaged in George-street, No. 6, Mr. S. Worth, private, back portion damaged ; No. 7, let out in tenements, back windows burnt out and contents damaged by fire and removal ; No. 8, let out in tenements, back part partially burnt ; No. 9, Mr. B. Hatchman Turner, back rooms burnt out, roof and staircase severely damaged by fire ; No. 10, let out in tenements, back portion partially consumed ; Nos. 14 and 15, Western Brewery Company, side wall and roof damaged by fire. No. 1, North-row, Mr. C:aker, coachbuilder, some of the carriages damaged. North Audley street, St. Mark's Church, stained glass window over altar broken and altar-piece damaged by fire. THE SHEFFIELD 114iMiDATION.—DISCOVEET OF MORE BODIES.—Five more bodies have been discovered. Two bodies of adults were found on Saturday afternoon behind the old brewery at Neepsend. On Sunday the body of a girl, about three years of age, was found in some gar dens at Neepsend. None of these bodies have yet been identified. On Sunday, the body of an old woman was found floating in the river Don, at liilnhurst. It is believed to be that of an old woman named Whittington, carried on her near N ee p sen d B r id ge. Ths fi b e f t d h o o b u o t d o y f , La t t eor of o a o - m h o a n u s about 35 years of age, was found 30 bodies missing evening. There are still n ear l y at Doncter on . Sunday THE LONDON COAL TRADE.—The quantity of coal, &c., conveyed into the various coal depots in the metropolis per railway during the month of March last was 183,874 tons, against 156,255 tons 9 cwt for the corre sponding month of 1863. Of this tonnage the London and North-Western is entered for 76,787 tons 7 cwt; the Great Northern, 62,b93 tons 9 cwt; Great Eastern, 13,615 tons 9 cwt; Great Western, 11,985 tons; Midland, 11,659 tong 16 cwt ; South-Eastern, 6,725 tons 16 cwt ; South-Western 3,038 tons 19 cwt; Cbatham and Dover, 379 tons 4 cwt; and the Tilbury and Southend, 89 tons. The canal supply has been 906 tons 15 cwt., against 756 tons 15 cwt for March, 1863. For the three months ending 31st March last not less than 569,701 tons 17 cwt were entered per railway, against 447,861 tons 8 ewt for the first quarter of 1863, or an increase of 148,840 tons 9 cwt. Ot seaborne there have come to hand as follows :—Newcastle, 104,090 tons, in 231 ships - -Sunderland, 84,696 tons, in 205 ships— Hartlepool and West Hartlepool, 58,739 tons, in 207 ship& —Seaham, 18,666 tens, in 74 ships—Middlesborougt.4 8,762 tons, in 26 ships—Blyth, 1,370 tons, in five ships from Scotland, 1,550 tons, in eight ships—from Wal.es, 5,939 tons, in 19 ships--from Yorkshire, 1,300 tons, i n , nine ships, 1,937 tons of small coal in three ships, f,nl 1,259 tons of cinders in 11 ships—also 16 tons Duff The total for the month shows 288,324 tons against 28,,4291 tons for the month of March, 1863 . From the I st of Jan uary to the 31st March, 1864, 865,154 t ons in 2 ,386 ships came months of a O n lB6 tB 3, S7 ,727 tons in 2,601 s hi ps i n they first three to re hand, on being a decli ne o f 22,673 tons em and 265 ships this year. 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